FW470 vs Xerox 8550

Art,
The 8550 appears to be nothing great. The copy output is 400dpi. I would bet that the Ricoh can process and print faster than the Xerox due to the differences in controllers.
X uses a 700mhz power pc. We use a 2.4 mhz pentium 4 processor with 512megs ram. I think that only in a certain best case scenario for Xerox that it would outperform the Ricoh.
Also I believe they can only scan at 400dpi.
We are able to scan at 600dpi. They will champion the toner in that it is supposed to produce better images. Hooey. You should be able to beat them on price, speed and quality all day long.

The 8850 is due to be replaced by a system known as the 510. There will be 3 versions. 5, 7 and 10 D-Size per minute. The kicker is that the system speed will be field upgradable for a price. For instance you can buy the 5ppm system and have it upgraded to 7 or 10.

Do you have any info on this system, if so could you post it here?

Art